Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 22
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 22 | |
| Hosted by | Chris Brown Sonia Kruger |
| Judges | Sharna Burgess Craig Revel Horwood Helen Richey Mark Wilson |
| Celebrity winner | Kyle Shilling |
| Professional winner | Lily Cornish |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 15 June – 4 August 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-second season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 15 June 2025 on Seven.
Sonia Kruger and Chris Brown returned as hosts, while Helen Richey, Mark Wilson, Craig Revel Horwood and Sharna Burgess all returned to the judging panel from the previous season.[1]
Couples
This season features 12 couples.
In November 2024, Shaun Micallef was announced as the first celebrity participant.[2] In February 2025, Brittany Hockley, Harry Garside and Rebecca Gibney were announced to also be participating.[3] The full cast of celebrities were announced on 10 February 2025.[4]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susie O'Neill | Olympic swimmer | Lyu Masuda | Eliminated 1st on 29 June 2025 |
| Karina Carvalho | 7NEWS presenter & journalist | Andrey Gorbunov | Eliminated 2nd on 6 July 2025 |
| Rebecca Gibney | Film & television actress | Ian Waite | Eliminated 3rd on 13 July 2025 |
| Osher Günsberg | Television presenter | Sriani Argaet | Eliminated 4th on 20 July 2025 |
| Harry Garside | Olympic boxer | Siobhan Power | Eliminated 5th on 27 July 2025 |
| Mia Fevola | Social media personality | Gustavo Viglio | Eliminated 6th on 28 July 2025 |
| Michael Usher | 7NEWS presenter | Natalie Lowe | Finalists on 4 August 2025 |
| Felicity Ward | Comedian & actress | Aric Yegudkin | |
| Brittany Hockley | KIIS Network presenter | Craig Monley | |
| Trent Cotchin | Former AFL player | Jessica Raffa | |
| Shaun Micallef | Comedian, actor & television presenter | Ash-Leigh Hunter | Runners-up on 4 August 2025 |
| Kyle Shilling | Home and Away actor | Lily Cornish | Winners on 4 August 2025 |
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
| Couple | Pl. | Week | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1+3 | 4 | 2+4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Night 1 | Night 2 | ||||||||||||
| Kyle & Lily | 1st | — | 24† | — | 21 | 45 | — | 40† | — | 29‡ | 40† | ||
| Shaun & Ash-Leigh | 2nd | — | 24† | — | 24 | 48 | — | 23 | — | 30 | 37 | ||
| Brittany & Craig | 3rd | 21 | — | 31† | 52† | — | 33 | — | 35† | — | 32 | ||
| Felicity & Aric | — | 22 | — | 31 | 53 | — | 33 | — | 33† | 33 | |||
| Michael & Natalie | 27† | — | 25 | 52† | — | 29 | — | 19‡ | — | 28‡ | |||
| Trent & Jessica | 21 | — | 30 | 51 | — | 35† | — | 34 | — | 35 | |||
| Mia & Gustavo | 7th | — | 23 | — | 34† | 57† | — | 28 | — | 31 | |||
| Harry & Siobhan | 8th | 21 | — | 25 | 46 | — | 25‡ | — | 20 | ||||
| Osher & Sriani | 9th | — | 9‡ | — | 18‡ | 27‡ | — | 15‡ | |||||
| Rebecca & Ian | 10th | 24 | — | 25 | 49 | — | 28 | ||||||
| Karina & Andrey | 11th | — | 23 | — | 20 | 43 | |||||||
| Susie & Lyu | 12th | 13‡ | — | 15‡ | 28‡ | ||||||||
Average chart
| Couple | Rank by average |
Total points |
Number of dances |
Total average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent & Jessica | 1st | 155 | 5 | 31.0 |
| Kyle & Lily | 2nd | 154 | 30.8 | |
| Felicity & Aric | 3rd | 152 | 30.4 | |
| Brittany & Craig | 152 | 30.4 | ||
| Mia & Gustavo | 5th | 116 | 4 | 29.0 |
| Shaun & Ash-Leigh | 6th | 138 | 5 | 27.6 |
| Rebecca & Ian | 7th | 77 | 3 | 25.7 |
| Michael & Natalie | 8th | 128 | 5 | 25.6 |
| Harry & Siobhan | 9th | 91 | 4 | 22.8 |
| Karina & Andrey | 10th | 43 | 2 | 21.5 |
| Osher & Sriani | 11th | 42 | 3 | 14.0 |
| Susie & Lyu | 28 | 2 | 14.0 |
Weekly scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Helen Richey, Sharna Burgess, Mark Wilson.
Week 1
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent & Jessica | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Tango | "Shivers" − Ed Sheeran |
| Brittany & Craig | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" − Pink |
| Harry & Siobhan | 21 (3, 6, 5, 7) | Jive | "Good Golly, Miss Molly" − Little Richard |
| Susie & Lyu | 13 (2, 4, 4, 3) | Tango | "Titanium" − David Guetta ft. Sia |
| Michael & Natalie | 27 (6, 7, 6, 8) | Foxtrot | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" − Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
| Rebecca & Ian | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Best of My Love" − The Emotions |
Week 2
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felicity & Aric | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Paso doble | "Free Your Mind" − En Vogue |
| Kyle & Lily | 24 (3, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Lil Boo Thang" − Paul Russell |
| Karina & Andrey | 23 (5, 6, 5, 7) | Viennese waltz | "I Have Nothing" − Whitney Houston |
| Mia & Gustavo | 23 (6, 5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Espresso" − Sabrina Carpenter |
| Osher & Sriani | 9 (1, 3, 3, 2) | Foxtrot | "My Girl" − The Temptations |
| Shaun & Ash-Leigh | 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" − Benny Goodman |
Week 3
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael & Natalie | 25 (5, 7, 6, 7) | Paso Doble | "Live and Let Die" – Paul McCartney and Wings | Safe |
| Susie & Lyu | 15 (2, 5, 4, 4) | Foxtrot | "Haven't Met You Yet" – Michael Bublé | Eliminated |
| Harry & Siobhan | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Contemporary | "I'm Not the Only One" – Sam Smith | Bottom two |
| Trent & Jessica | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Hold My Girl" – George Ezra | Safe |
| Rebecca & Ian | 25 (5, 7, 6, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "At Last" – Etta James | Safe |
| Brittany & Craig | 31 (7, 7, 8, 9) | Samba | "Higher Love" – Kygo and Whitney Houston | Safe |
Week 4
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle & Lily | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Viennese Waltz | "Lose Control" – Teddy Swims | Safe |
| Karina & Andrey | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Salsa | "No No No" – Boogaloo Assassins | Eliminated |
| Mia & Gustavo | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Runaway" – The Corrs | Safe |
| Shaun & Ash-Leigh | 24 (4, 7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Come Fly with Me" – Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Osher & Sriani | 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) | Jive | "You Make My Dreams" – Hall and Oates | Bottom two |
| Felicity & Aric | 31 (6, 7, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Love at First Sight" – Kylie Minogue | Safe |
Week 5
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca & Ian | 28 (6, 8, 7, 7) | Paso Doble | "Queen of the Night" – Whitney Houston | Eliminated |
| Brittany & Craig | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Padam Padam" – Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Harry & Siobhan | 25 (4, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "A Touch of Paradise" – John Farnham | Safe |
| Michael & Natalie | 29 (5, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "One and Only" – Adele | Bottom two |
| Trent & Jessica | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Blue Suede Shoes" – Elvis Presley | Safe |
Week 6
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun & Ash-Leigh | 23 (3, 7, 6, 7) | Paso Doble | "We Will Rock You" – Queen | Bottom two |
| Osher & Sriani | 15 (2, 5, 4, 4) | Tango | "Fashion" – David Bowie | Eliminated |
| Mia & Gustavo | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Crazy for You" – Madonna | Safe |
| Felicity & Aric | 33 (7, 8, 8, 10) | Foxtrot | "Birds of a Feather" – Billie Eilish | Safe |
| Kyle & Lily | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing" – Elton John | Safe |
Week 7: Semifinals
(Night 1)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry & Siobhan | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Tango | "Whatever It Takes" – Imagine Dragons | Eliminated |
| Trent & Jessica | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Smooth" – Santana ft. Rob Thomas | Safe |
| Brittany & Craig | 35 (7, 9, 9, 10) | Waltz | "Dive" – Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Michael & Natalie | 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) | Jive | "Proud Mary" – Tina Turner | Safe |
(Night 2)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle & Lily | 29 (4, 8, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Wake Me Up" – Avicii | Safe |
| Felicity & Aric | 33 (6, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "All Night Long (All Night)" – Lionel Richie | Safe |
| Mia & Gustavo | 31 (6, 8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "Ordinary People" – John Legend | Eliminated |
| Shaun & Ash-Leigh | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Get Up Offa That Thing" – James Brown | Safe |
Week 8: Final
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felicity & Aric | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Happy" — C2C feat. Derek Martin | Finalists |
| Michael & Natalie | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Freestyle | "Come Alive" - The Greatest Showman cast | Finalists |
| Trent & Jessica | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Beautiful Things" – Benson Boone | Finalists |
| Kyle & Lily | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Native Tongue" - Mo'Ju | Winners |
| Brittany & Craig | 32 (7, 9, 9, 7) | Freestyle | "Lanterns" - Birds of Tokyo | Finalists |
| Shaun & Ash-Leigh | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity | Runners-up |
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | Total Viewers[a] | Rank | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week One" | 15th June 2025 | Sunday 7:00 pm |
981,000 | 3 | [5] |
| 2 | "Week Two" | 22nd June 2025 | 909,000 | 4 | [6] | |
| 3 | "Week Three" | 29th June 2025 | 921,000 | 4 | [7] | |
| 4 | "Week Four" | 6th July 2025 | 939,000 | 4 | [8] | |
| 5 | "Week Five" | 13th July 2025 | 889,000 | 4 | [9] | |
| 6 | "Week Six" | 20th July 2025 | 909,000 | 4 | [10] | |
| 7 | "Week Seven, Night 1" | 27th July 2025 | 943,000 | 4 | [11] | |
| 8 | "Week Seven, Night 2" | 28th July 2025 | Monday 7:30 pm |
846,000 | 6 | [12] |
| 9 | "Week Eight: Final" | 4th Aug 2025 | 937,000 | 5 | [13] | |
- a From 28 January 2024, OzTAM ratings changed. Viewership data now focus on National Reach and National Total ratings instead of the 5 metro centres and overnight shares.
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